THE GAZETTEER OF INDIA Volume 2
THE GAZETTEER OF INDIA Volume 2

Author: Publications Division

Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Published:

Total Pages: 1066

ISBN-13: 8123022654

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This volume of the Gazetteer of India was first published in 1965 and the public response has been very encouraging. Since then, major changes in the political map of India have taken place. The idea is to provide to the general public, especially the university students, low priced publications containing valuable, authentic and objective information on these subjects ( Physiography, People and Languages) by well-known experts in their respective fields.

Himalayan Gazetteer
Himalayan Gazetteer

Author: Edwin T. Atkinson

Publisher:

Published: 2014-04-24

Total Pages: 2631

ISBN-13: 9788181582348

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The Himalayas have captivated the imagination and interest of humankind for centuries. The more we explore, the more we learn. India's rich history, society, and culture, are deeply influenced by the world's tallest mountain range. After all, before modern travel, the Himalayas were the most important gateway to India, for people, goods and ideas. This rare and invaluable record of the youngest mountain range in the world is back in print after a century. The extensively detailed information on every district, food habits, customs, influences, as well as the people and their vocations will provide a new perspective to a whole new generation of young readers. The aim of this publication is to make Atkinson's rich data accessible once again to researchers so that we can continue to refer to this rich source of information in our continued work to conserve the rich natural resources and ecological heritage of the Himalayas which stand frighteningly threatened by fast paced and largely unplanned development.

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology

Author: Amalananda Ghosh

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9789004092648

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"An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology" is a significant reference work on archaeology in India. It is an authoritative work of permanent value in which the knowledge and expertise of Indian archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India, universities and other institutes have been pooled together under the editorship of the late A. Ghosh, former Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India. The "Encyclopaedia" has been planned in an ambitious manner; it is not merely an alphabetical listing of entries with sketchy information on topics. Volume 1, which deals with certain broad subjects relating to Indian Archaeology, is divided into twenty chapters, alphabetically arranged. Each chapter is further divided into sections and subsections containing independent and self-contained essays. For example, in the chapter on "Cultures," detailed information can be found on various cultures in India; the chapter on "Basis of dating" contains articles on archaeological dating, archaeomagnetic dating, 14C radio-carbon dating, numismatic dating, palaeographic and epigraphic dating, thermoluminescent dating, etc. For those interested in getting further information on the subjects and in looking into the original sources and references, each entry also carries an exhaustive bibliography. Volume II is the Gazetteer. It contains basic data and information on all the explored and excavated sites in India along with reference to published reports and/or notices on each.

The Gazetteer of India
The Gazetteer of India

Author: Publications Division

Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Published:

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 8123022611

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This book is a general understanding about the Indian topography in Ancient, Mediaval and modern India.

Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age
Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age

Author: Susan Bayly

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-02-22

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780521798426

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The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Susan Bayly's cogent and sophisticated analysis explores the emergence of the ideas, experiences and practices which gave rise to the so-called 'caste society' from the pre-colonial period to the end of the twentieth century. Using an historical and anthropological approach, she frames her analysis within the context of India's dynamic economic and social order, interpreting caste not as an essence of Indian culture and civilization, but rather as a contingent and variable response to the changes that occurred in the subcontinent's political landscape through the colonial conquest. The idea of caste in relation to Western and Indian 'orientalist' thought is also explored.